Shelf life of plastics?

[bigfruits]

I am currently working overseas and I only get to use my tackle every 6 mos or so. i was thinking of putting in a big order for bait and was wondering if soft plastics will still be good a yr or two from now. the bait will be kept at room temperature.

i will be fishing in late august and after that i will not be back until next spring. should i just order what i will use this trip or is it ok to stock up?

thanks in advance

-z

[roadwarrior]

Soft plastics last indefinitely.

8-)

[Sam]

I have kept them in their original plastic bags inside my house and out of the heat and they do well after a few years.

Even my Gulp!'s do well unless I leave a bag open and then they are a mess.

As long as you can keep them in their bags and in your house out of the heat you should not have a problem.

[bigfruits]

great. thanks guys

[Raul]

If kept in their original bags in a fresh environment and away from direct sunlight they last indefinately, got a big bunch of bags of Culprit 7.5 inch ribbontail worms I purchased more than 20 years ago and they are still as fresh as new.

[21farms]

i found a bunch of 25-year old kalin's lunker grubs in the garage earlier this year and have absolutely been knocking 'em dead with them this year. in fact, i almost ran out and ordered some "fresh" ones and was amazed that the color, texture, and feel were identical between the old and the new ones. i also found a bunch of even older mann's augertail worms in black grape in an old tackle box and they still have that anise scent on them.

[JShrock07]

I agree with the what was said about keeping your plastics out of the heat. I accidentally left some of my plastics out in the heat for about 2 weeks straight last year when I was on a dry spell from fishing and the next time I went out I was very disappointed with look of my plastics.  They were all squishy and they hard melted and they didn't work right. They were just a big headache. Needless to say after everytime I fish I take ALL my tackle out of my boat and put it into my shed. This keeps them in a controlled enviroment with little heat and keeps them fresh.

[Aaron]

When I started fishing again a few years ago I found some worms in one fo my tackle boxes that are probably as old as I am (22), and they still felt new.

[TournyFish001]

half life of 1 million years- lol they will out last you unless you mix them with strike king XXX triple strength plastics- they are like a catalyst and react pretty violently when mixed with other plastics.  What a mess that was!, my whole box was a robo worm margaretta mutilator purple color after the meltdown of "chernobyl" otherwise known as my late finess box.